Planning appeal decision
The Pines, Kendal Avenue, Epping, Essex, CM16 4PW
Planning appeal 3370629 at The Pines, Kendal Avenue, Epping, Essex, CM16 4PW (Epping Forest District Council) was allowed on 2 February 2026 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The development's effect on the character and appearance of the local area.
a new detached four bedroom house to the rear of the site, including a raised driveway and a detached garage without complying with condition 2 attached to planning permission Ref EPF/2122/20, dated 11 January 2023
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- CM16 4PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The development's effect on the character and appearance of the local area
What decided it
The modest additional scale and massing from the proposed changes would have very limited impact on the character and appearance of the local area, which is the main issue.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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